Yes.

Not always. Some of them act the way they do as a result of years of abuse.

Evil drives them and they cant find themselfs anymore,forever.Reality is just a word to them.

I think those kinds of people don't start out evil, but they become so immersed and steeped in evil, that when all is said and done, there's no difference. Their humanity is gone. Yes, they're evil. Gary Ridgeway, the Green River Killer, used a photo of his own son to lure his (Ridgeway's) victims. If that's not evil, I don't know what is.

Yes, don't give me the c**p about years of abuse doing it to them...everyone has a choice. What we are as adults is 50% what our parents did for us and 50% what we do about it. Some people have had horrific upbringings and have gone on to bless humanity. Others have had privileged upbringings and have chosen to become psychopaths.

Yes! It could have started as abuse, but once they cross that fine line from sane, to insane, the the evil which lays dormate in all of us takes over.

Usually not. Mental illness is no more evil than fire or the common cold. To me, Evil requires clear-minded, rational intent, and that disqualifies most people that many would consider "evil".

They like to go against the grain.You know (EVIL) like 9-11,Hitler,Kids being abused by parents,ect.

i would rather not put labels on people... i can't see into their hearts. i figure only God knows for sure. some might be mentally ill and out of control of their actions

Good ,now can we go to the next EVIL subject,PLEASE!

G'day LordRahl'sfavourite, Thank you for your question. Yes I do. They certainly behave in an evil fashion. Regards

They may be or they may be sick or damaged people. I don't think that people have all the answers and can tell in most cases.

I don't think that any people are evil. "Evil people" only exist in fiction. People might do things that others define as evil....and most of the time, I'm sure they aren't very "right in the head" when they do. You can't very well blame an insane person who does something "evil," but it seems there always needs to be someone to lay the blame on. Oh well...I'm gonna get back to ignoring it.

Personally, I don't believe it is my place to judge people who are labeled as psychopaths, sociopaths, serial killers, and etc. I am not them and I certainly do not know what is going on in their hearts and minds. I personally think that people who judge other people for things they don't understand are behaving in a judgmental fashion. I'm not saying I'm not guilty of being judgmental, though.

It's easy to say that they are "evil" but a great majority of them have a long history of abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, etc. Not everyone is given a fair chance at life so with that said, I don't think it's fair to judge and/or compare them with any person who has had a good upbringing. And even if a person had a bad upbringing and turned out "good" we have to recognize the fact that we all are wired differently. Some of us can overcome great obstacles while others cannot.

yes they are evil they take joy in seeing people suffer they take joy in making people miserable they take joy in molesting children in some cases they need to be locked up for life there is know amount of therapy that can help these creatures

i think they are sick, mentally, emotionally, and socially. and their deeds are evil society deserved to be protected from them

A little yes, a little no. I'm not one to say "Evil" but more like, trying to get something out of it?{In their own mind anyway} Unless they're all perfectly rational human beings with a sense of right and wrong I would say no, not all psychopaths are evil. But I know plenty of normal people that are.

They aren't. Their intentions are though. But their are in fact just down right nasty evil people.

I grew up in a house with 2 sociopathic women (diagnosed). Someone who has had no personel contact with such people will never grasp the evil that they do. They are born and the old connard that abuse is the cause could not be more wrong. They aren't the victum of abuse, they inflict it on others. I know, I was the other. Experience is a terrible teacher. I was the one severely abused by them and I chose to never be that way. If one uses that old abuse cr@p, I could literally get away with murder. Instead, I spent 5 years in intensive psychotherapy trying to undo the damage these women did to me. "The greatest ally of evil is an average persons inability to accept it's existence"! There are no words to explain what it is like to live under those conditions. People refuse to admit that there are truely evil people because they just can't believe that there are people out there like that. I am here to tell you. They are out there and some of us have had the misfortune to be born into those families. Most people want so badly to believe that all people are born good. They are not. If you are foolish enough to believe in fairy tales, you will believe that these people do not exist. They do. They ruin other peoples lives, damage them and they change who you are by what they do. You wouldn't believe me if I wrote about what happened everyday. So, for those who think they know. You are wrong. For those who have live with them, I wish you the peace that you never had.

The only evil there is that which men do. Those type of people are seriously twisted psychologically

Not evil, but they have a disorder what makes them evil. Their is difference between a Psychopath and a Sociopath, but they're standing under the same umbrella: A Psychopath is a induvidual who doesn't know right from wrong, a Sociopath is one who doesn't care

Not evil, no. In fact, I'm not sure I buy the concept of evil. Though their acts are heinous, these are broken people. Their brains simply don't work like yours or mine. They are compelled to do what they do and itusually starts at a very young age. While circumstances can certainly aggravate an already troubled mind, I believe these individuals come into the world lacking that which would link them to the human species. If you ask me, the criminal who consciously decides to hurt others is worse in his intent.

No not at all... I do not believe in 'evil'. I don't believe in evil things, much less evil people. The word is so loaded and makes so many assumptions. I think some are mentally ill, some are scarred and troubled, some have been failed by society and some, perhaps, are beyond help. They are not evil.